British Open Tournaments - Historical Data
Research by and many thanks to: Martin Bronstein and Shelia Macintosh (updated April 13, 2002)© 1999-2002 Squashtalk, no reproduction without permission.
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British Open Men's and Women's Champions
| Women's Open Championship | Men's Open Championship | ||||
| Year | Winner | Finalist | Winner | Finalist | |
| 1922 | Joyce Cave | Nancy Cave | |||
| 1923 | Silvia Huntsman | Nancy Cave | |||
| 1924 | Nancy Cave | Joyce Cave | |||
| 1925 | Joyce Cave | Nancy Cave | |||
| 1926 | Cecily Fenwick | Nancy Cave | |||
| 1927 | Cecily Fenwick | Nancy Cave | |||
| 1928 | Joyce Cave | Cecily Fenwick | |||
| 1929 | Nancy Cave | Cecily Fenwick | |||
| 1930 | Nancy Cave | Cecily Fenwick | Charles Read | [Appointed champion] | |
| 1931 | Cecily Fenwick | Nancy Cave | Don Butcher (Eng) | Charles Read | |
| 1932 | Susan Noel | Joyce Cave | Don Butcher(Eng) | Charles Arnold | |
| 1933 | Susan Noel | Sheila Keith-Jones | F.D. Amr Bey(Egy) | Don Butcher | |
| 1934 | Susan Noel | Margot Lumb | F.D. Amr Bey(Egy) | [no challenger] | |
| 1935 | Margot Lumb | Anne Lytton-Milbanke | F.D. Amr Bey(Egy) | Don Butcher | |
| 1936 | Margot Lumb | Anne Lytton-Milbanke | F.D. Amr Bey(Egy) | Jim Dear | |
| 1937 | Margot Lumb | Sheila McKechnie | F.D. Amr Bey(Egy) | Jim Dear | |
| 1938 | Margot Lumb | Sheila McKechnie | F.D. Amr Bey(Egy) | Jim Dear | |
| 1939 | Margot Lumb | Susan Noel | Jim Dear(Eng) | Bert Biddle | |
| 1940 | - 46 War years | ||||
| 1947 | Joan Curry | Alice Teague | Mahmoud Karim(Egy) | Jim Dear | |
| 1948 | Joan Curry | Janet Morgan | Mahmoud Karim(Egy) | Jim Dear | |
| 1949 | Joan Curry | Janet Morgan | Mahmoud Karim(Egy) | Brian Phillips | |
| 1950 | Janet Morgan | Joan Curry | Mahmoud Karim(Egy) | Abdul Bari | |
| 1951 | Janet Morgan | Joan Curry | Hashim Khan(Pak) | Mahmoud Karim | |
| 1952 | Janet Morgan | Joan Curry | Hashim Khan (Pak) | Mahmoud Karim | |
| 1953 | Janet Morgan | Marjorie Townsend | Hashim Khan (Pak) | R.B.R. Wilson | |
| 1954 | Janet Morgan | Sheila Speight | Hashim Khan (Pak) | Azam Khan | |
| 1955 | Janet Morgan | Ruth Turner | Hashim Khan (Pak) | Azam Khan | |
| 1956 | Janet Morgan | Sheila Speight | Hashim Khan (Pak) | Roshan Khan | |
| 1957 | Janet Morgan | Sheila Speight | Roshan Khan (Pak) | Hashim Khan | |
| 1958 | Janet Morgan | Sheila (Speight) Macintosh | Hashim Khan (Pak) | Azam Khan | |
| 1959 | Janet Morgan | Sheila Macintosh | Azam Khan (Pak) | Mohibullah Khan | |
| 1960 | Sheila Macintosh | Fran Marshall | Azam Khan (Pak) | Roshan Khan | |
| 1961 | Fran Marshall | Ruth Turner | Azam Khan (Pak) | Mohibullah Khan | |
| 1962 | Heather Blundell (Aus) | Fran Marshall | Azam Khan (Pak) | Mohibullah Khan | |
| 1963 | Heather Blundell (Aus) | Fran Marshall | Mohibullah Khan (Pak) | A.A. AbouTaleb | |
| 1964 | Heather Blundell (Aus) | Fran Marshall | A.A. AbouTaleb (Egy) | Mike Oddy | |
| 1965 | Heather Blundell (Aus) | Anna Craven-Smith | A.A. AbouTaleb(Egy) | Ibrahim Amin | |
| 1966 | Heather (Blundell)McKay (Aus) | Anna Craven-Smith | A.A. AbouTaleb (Egy) | Aftab Jawaid | |
| 1967 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Anna Craven-Smith | Jonah Barrington (Ire) | Aftab Jawaid | |
| 1968 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Bev Johnson | Jonah Barrington (Ire) | Aftab AbouTaleb | |
| 1969 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Fran Marshall | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Cam Nancarrow | |
| 1970 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Marcia Roche | Jonah Barrington(Ire) | Geoff Hunt | |
| 1971 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Jenny Irving | Jonah Barrington (Ire) | Aftab Jawaid | |
| 1972 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Kathy Malan | Jonah Barrington (Ire) | Geoff Hunt | |
| 1973 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Cecily Fleming | Jonah Barrington (Ire) | Gogi Alauddin | |
| 1974 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Sue Cogswell | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Mo Yasin | |
| 1975 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Marian Jackman | Qamar Zaman (Pak) | Gogi Alauddin | |
| 1976 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Sue Newman | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Mohibullah Khan | |
| 1977 | Heather McKay (Aus) | Barbara Wall | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Cam Nancarrow | |
| 1978 | Sue Newman | Vicky Hoffman | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Qamar Zaman | |
| 1979 | Barbara Wall | Sue Cogswell | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Qamar Zaman | |
| 1980 | Vicky Hoffman (Aus) | Sue Cogswell | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Qamar Zaman | |
| 1981 | Vicky Hoffman (Aus) | Margaret Zachariah | Geoff Hunt (Aus) | Jahangir Khan | |
| 1982 | Vicky Cardwell(Hoffman) | Lisa Opie | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Hiddy Jahan | |
| 1983 | Vicky Cardwell (Aus) | Lisa Opie | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Gamal Awad | |
| 1984 | Susan Devoy (NZ) | Lisa Opie | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Qamar Zaman | |
| 1985 | Susan Devoy (NZ) | Martine Le Moignan | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Chris Dittmar | |
| 1986 | Susan Devoy (NZ) | Lisa Opie | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Ross Norman | |
| 1987 | Susan Devoy (NZ) | Lucy Soutter | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Jansher Khan | |
| 1988 | Susan Devoy (NZ) | Liz Irving | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Rodney Martin | |
| 1989 | Susan Devoy (NZ) | Martine Le Moignan | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Rodney Martin | |
| 1990 | Susan Devoy (NZ) | Sue Horner | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Rodney Martin | |
| 1991 | Lisa Opie (Eng) | Sue Wright | Jahangir Khan (Pak) | Jansher Khan | |
| 1992 | Sue Devoy (NZ) | Martine LeMoignan | Jansher Khan (Pak) | Chris Robertson | |
| 1993 | Michelle Martin (Aus) | Suzanne Horner | Jansher Khan (Pak) | Chris Dittman | |
| 1994 | Michelle Martin (Aus) | Liz Irving | Jansher Khan (Pak) | Brett Martin (Aus) | |
| 1995 | Michelle Martin (Aus) | Liz Irving | Jansher Khan (Pak) | Peter Marshall (Eng) | |
| 1996 | Michelle Martin (Aus) | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Jansher Khan (Pak) | Rodney Eyles (Aus) | |
| 1997 | Michelle Martin (Aus) | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Jansher Khan (Pak) | Peter Nicol (Sco) | |
| 1998 | Michelle Martin (Aus) | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Peter Nicol (Sco) | Jansher Khan (Pak) | |
| 1999 | Leilani Joyce (NZ) | Cassie Campion (Jackman) | Jonathon Power (Can) | Peter Nicol (Sco) | |
| 2000 | Leilani Joyce (NZ) | Sue Wright | David Evans (Wal) | Paul Price (Aus) | |
| 2001 | Sarah Fitz-Gerald (Aus) | Carol Owens | David Palmer (Aus) | Chris Walker (Eng) | |
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| Women's winners by country: | Men's winners by country: |
| England: 36 times | Pakistan: 30 times |
| Australia: 27 times | Egypt: 13 times |
| New Zealand: 10 times | Australia: 9 times |
| Ireland: 6 times | |
| England: 3 times | |
| Scotland: 1 time | |
| Canada: 1 time | |
| Wales: 1 time |
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| Hashim Khan, 7x British Open Champion | Jahangir Khan (R), 10x and Jansher (L) 6X British Open Champion |
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| The four greatest British Open Champions - Hashim (7x), Jonah Barrington (6x), Jahangir Khan (10x), Geoff Hunt (7x) . (photo © Stephen J Line) | Heather McKay 16x !!! British Open Winner |
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| Azam followed Hashim with four British Open victories.(Khan family photo courtesy Khansquash.com) | Susan Devoy dominated in winning 8 British Opens in 9 years (photo © Stephen J Line) |
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| F D Amr Bey 6x British Open Winner | Michelle Martin (6x British Open winner) and Carol Owens(photo © Stephen J Linel) |
